1984 South African general election
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The 1984 South African general election was the first national vote under apartheid’s new tricameral parliamentary system, introducing separate chambers for white, Coloured, and Indian voters while still excluding the Black majority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in South Africa
ⓘ
general election ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | reformist apartheid constitutional changes ⓘ |
| broaderConflict | struggle against apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| chamberElected |
House of Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | replacement of unicameral parliament with tricameral parliament ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | entrenching racial segregation in political representation ⓘ |
| date | 1984-08-22 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | South African government electoral authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | tricameral parliamentary system ⓘ |
| excludedFromFranchiseByLaw |
Black African residents of homelands
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Black African residents of urban areas ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1987 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceOutcome | creation of multi-racial but unequal parliamentary representation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late apartheid era ⓘ |
| houseOfAssemblySeatsContested | 178 ⓘ |
| houseOfDelegatesSeatsContested | 45 ⓘ |
| houseOfRepresentativesSeatsContested | 85 ⓘ |
| impact |
institutionalization of tricameral parliament
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international criticism of apartheid reforms as cosmetic ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected | Tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainGoverningPartyAfterElection | National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityPartyInHouseOfAssembly | National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityPartyInHouseOfDelegates | National People’s Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityPartyInHouseOfRepresentatives | Labour Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first election under tricameral parliament
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separate chambers for different racial groups except Black Africans ⓘ |
| officeAffected |
Cabinet of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State President of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionPartyInHouseOfAssembly | Progressive Federal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1977 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | P. W. Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForExclusion | apartheid racial classification and homeland policy ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 1983 South African constitutional referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | continuation of National Party rule ⓘ |
| statePresidentAfterElection | P. W. Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | P. W. Botha government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutCharacteristic | boycotts among Coloured and Indian voters ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | racially segregated limited franchise ⓘ |
| voterGroupExcluded | Black African majority ⓘ |
| voterGroupRepresented |
Coloured South Africans
NERFINISHED
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Indian South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ white South Africans ⓘ |
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